 
| Basic Training Report, June 2000 |
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This is the NASDA's astronaut candidates' (ASCANs) training report for
June.
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Flight training |
Following the training conducted last month in Houston, Texas, the ASCANs
participated in flight training using light planes. The purposes of this
training are to improve skills necessary as an astronaut, such as multitask
handling, radio communication in English, situation recognition and decision
making under stress.
ASCAN Furukawa reports his flight training impression.
ASCAN Furukawa |
Instrument flight school is very effective
in complementing an astronaut's training. It places the student pilot under
pressure where any mistake could endanger life. Continually scanning many
instruments, while communicating in English (A second language) and acting
appropriately based on comprehensive situation awareness makes instrument
flight training a demanding challenge. I hope to maintain and improve the
knowledge and skills obtained during this training and utilize them in
the future. |
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International Space Station training |
The ASCANs studied at Tsukuba Space Center in order to prepare themselves
for the International Space Station (ISS) training that will be conducted
at Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas, beginning in July. They studied
a large volume of materials about ISS systems including Guidance, Navigation
and Control System, Thermal Control System, Electrical Power System, Communication
and Tracking System, Environmental Control and Life Support System, and
Robotics Systems.
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Observing test on Kibo's Remote Manipulator System console |
The ASCANs observed Kibo's robot arm console Flight
Crew Interface Test (FCIT)* that was conducted at Toshiba's Keihin
factory on June 28. They attended this test to have a better understanding
of the hardware by seeing the actual flight hardware with pipes and electrical
cables located inside the console. They also used this opportunity to learn
how the FCIT is conducted.
In addition, they continued with their language training and physical training.
*FCIT : An FCIT is conducted on the ground to confirm that
astronauts can conduct on-orbit maintenance tasks including equipment exchange
without difficulty by using tools and that there are no sharp edges that
might injure the astronauts during EVA.
The next training report will be issued in mid August.
Last Updated : July 17, 2000
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